Toy.



W. T. ENSIQN S. A. ALMIDA.

.TOY.

APPLICATION FILED APR. i4. 1916.

1 ,2d 2,332.- 1 Patented Jan. 16, 1917.

WEED TATE FATE N il WILLIAM T. ENSIGN AND STEVEN A. ALMIDA, OF- CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TOY.

Application filed April 14, 1916.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, \ViLLnnt '1. EN

Toys of which the following is a specilication.

This invention relates to improvements in toys, an object of the invention being to construct a toy in the form of an animated body having a roller or wheel journaled therein to contact with the surface upon which the body is supported, and to secure to the axle of a roller or wheel, a flexible shaft, such as a spirally wound wire which, when turned between the fingers of the operator or by. amechanical device will revolve the shaft to rotate the wheel, causing the figure to move in either a forward or rearward direction as desired.

It is a further object of the invention to produce atoy comprising a comparatively light body having, a comparatively heavy wheel arranged upon an axle which is journalcd in hearings in the body and to attach to the axle a, flexible shaft which when turned between the fingers ot' the hand of an operator or by means of a mechanical dc vice Will revolve the wheel.

It is a still further object of the invention to construct a. toy of a comparatively light body to provide thesamc with a wheel or roller that has its axle journaled in suitable bearings in the body and to secure to the axle a flexible shaft, the axle being arranged at a slight angle with respect to the body to tilt or incline the roller so that the toy will be caused to travel in a direction away from the operator who manipulates the same by turning the flexible shaft.

\Vith the above and other objects in view the improvement resides in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in the following speciti *ation and talling within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawing: Figure l. is a perspective view of a toy constructed in accordance with the present invention, Fig. 2 is a longitiulinal sectional view through the same, Fig. I; is a. transverse sectional view approximately on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of the device.

Patented 011 Serial No. 51,192.

While in the drawing we have illustrated a toy having a body portion in the form of a mouse, it is to be understood that ny other form of body may be employed so that the toy may be constructed to represent any animated body. The body 1 is constructed of coin 'iaratively light material, such for instance as papier mach, thin metal or the like, and the said body is hollow or is formed upon its under-face with a longitudinally extending groove. The walls to the opposite side of the groove at approximately the central portion of the body and adjacent the lower edge thereof are provided with openings which are not in a line. one being dis posed above and forward of the other and these openings provide a bearing for a shaft- '3 upon which is arranged a comparatively heavy wheel or roller l. The axle at the end thereof arranged nearest the lower and rear portion or the body is extended through the body and has secured thereto a flexible member 5 which is preferably in the nature of a coiled wire, and this wire may be of any desired length.

In operating the toy the end of the flexible shaft is held between the lingers ot' the operator or attached to a mechanical device and turned or twisted, which movement will cause the rotation of the shaft and as a consequence turn the wheel or roller so that the body will be moved in either a tor-ward or rearward direction.

lly arranging the wheel or roller at an angle the toy will have a tendency to pull away from the operator. and thus compensate for the necessary tension upon the tlexible shaft or wire.

From the above description, taken in con nection with the accompanying drawing, the simplicity of the device. as well as the ad vantages thereof will. it is thought, be perfectly apparent to those Slillltd in the art to which such invention appcrtains without further detailed description.

llaving thus described the invention, what we claim is:

l. A toy inclluling a body having an axle journaled in bearings therein. a roller upon the axle and adapted to be arranged upon a support for the body. and a flexible operating sha'l't secured to the axle.

3. A toy including a comparaiivcly light w stembody, an axle journaled in bearing openings and a flexible member connected to one of 10 in the body, a comparatively heavy wheel sethe ends of theshaft for operating the shaft. cured to the axle adapted to rest upon the In testimony whereof we afiix our signasupport for the toy, and a flexible shaft setures in presence of two witnesses.

5 cured to the axle. WILLIAM T. ENSIGN.

3. In a toy, a hollow body having angu- STEVEN A. ALMIDA. larly disposed openings, an aXle journaled in W'itnesses: said openings, a roller secured to the axle ROY B. GARNER, and resting upon the support for the toy, F RED L. HOVVLAND. 

